Sat 09 November 2024: Global heatwaves and deadly storms throughout the year suggest that 2024 is on track to become the hottest year on record. According to projections from the European Climate Service, average global temperatures for 2024 will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a threshold that serves as a warning for the devastating impacts of […]
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Sat 09 November 2024: The flag of Azerbaijan has been included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest flag flown in the world. “The flag of Azerbaijan is included in the Book of Records as the largest flag in the world. Its width is 36 meters (118 feet), its length is 72 meters […]
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Sat 09 November 2024: Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday announced a plan to cut 9,000 jobs globally and slashed its operating profit outlook for the year ending March by 70 percent. The Japanese carmaker cut its fiscal 2024 operating profit forecast by 70 percent to 150 billion yen (about 975 million U.S. dollars), compared to […]
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Sat 09 November 2024: An Australian study has discovered inflammatory markers in the blood of long COVID patients that could explain why many suffer from heart issues. Published on Thursday by the University of Queensland (UQ), the study identified escalated levels of cytokines, a type of protein that controls inflammation in the body, in blood […]
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Sat 09 November 2024: The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said that cyberattacks targeting hospitals are not merely security breaches, but “issues of life and death.” “Let’s be clear at the outset that ransomware and other cyberattacks on hospitals and other health facilities are not just issues of security and confidentiality, they can be issues […]
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Sat 08 November 2024: Wikipedia has officially added “Gaza genocide” to its “List of Genocides” page, marking a major shift in how Israel’s aggression on the besieged enclave is being documented on the world’s largest online encyclopaedia. The addition, which now appears as the first entry due to the list’s reverse chronological order, comes after […]
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Fri 08 November 2024: A Kuwaiti government committee has revoked the nationalities of 930 individuals, pending final approval by the Cabinet, Arabi21 reported. This marks the largest measure taken by the country to date. The Ministry of Interior stated that the High Committee for Kuwaiti Nationality, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Interior, […]
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Fri 08 November 2024: Botswana’s economy is technically in recession, as the southern African country’s diamond sector is faltering on the global market, an official said on Thursday. Innocent Molalapata, director of the research and financial stability department at the Bank of Botswana, the country’s central bank, told reporters at a media briefing held by […]
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Fri 08 November 2024: Loadshedding may be over Johannesburg’s journey through a dark tunnel is not. Eskom intends to cut the city’s electricity supply over a multi-billion Rand bill. Eskom plans to interrupt electricity supply to some areas from 14 December. The power utility says the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) owes R4.9 billion, and that […]
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Fri 08 November 2024: The German Parliament on Thursday passed a controversial anti-Semitism resolution, which critics argue will stifle any criticism of Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. The non-binding motion titled “Never Again is Now: Protecting, Preserving, and Strengthening Jewish Life in Germany” was approved by votes in Parliament, with support from the co-ruling Social Democrats (SPD) and […]
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